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Where to find divorce records.

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Pauline

Pauline Report 4 Sep 2007 16:41

Hi Friends,
Can anyone tell me how I could find out when a divorce was made, all I know that the divorce took place between 1919 and 1926 in Wales, possible Cardiff or Llanelli or even Liverpool, my grandmother re-married in Liverpool in 1926. Are there any actual
records of Divorces between these dates and who keeps the records.
Many thanks Pauline

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 4 Sep 2007 16:47

Pauline

Information about divorce records after 1858 can be found here...

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=53

Also from Mind My Past website....

Divorce records

The divorce records are a set of registers of decrees nisi and absolute, with their indexes. These are kept by the Principal Registry of the Family Division (PRFD), and are not accessible by the public. Instead, officials will carry out a paid search of the index, and certified copies of the decrees can be bought. You can contact them at:

Principal Registry of the Family Division
First Avenue House
42-49 High Holborn
London
WC2V 6NP
Tel: 020 7947 6971 or (international) +44 7947 6971

http://www.courtservice.gov.uk


But it doesn't say what the time frame is.

Chris

Researching:
Avatar...My darling Dad. 1931-2019 'Take nothing on its looks, take everything on evidence. There is no better rule' Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. 'A brickwall is a problem that you haven't solved yet' Dave Annal http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/brick-walls-and-lost-ancestors/

Pauline

Pauline Report 4 Sep 2007 16:52

Hi Chris,

Thank you so much, I really appreciate your time.

I will get in touch with them.

cheers Pauline